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Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture, first
published in 1991, intends to demonstrate that interest in social
issues is alive and well in architecture, that there is a small but
effective cadre of dedicated professionals who continue to commit
themselves to solving social problems, and that architecture is
being applied to the alleviation of the social ills of our time.
The editors and contributors in this book have all grappled with
their own definitions of design innovation, and express in
practical and useful ways their ideas for contributing to a better
and less needy world through the architecture they describe. This
book will be of interest to students of architecture.
The building performance evaluation (BPE) framework emphasizes an
evaluative stance throughout the six phases of the building
delivery and life cycle: (1) strategic planning/needs analysis; (2)
program review; (3) design review; (4) post-construction
evaluation/review; (5) post-occupancy evaluation; and, (6)
facilities management review/adaptive reuse.
The lessons learned from positive and negative building performance
are fed into future building delivery cycles. The case studies
illustrate how this basic methodology has been adapted to a range
of cultural contexts, and indicates the positive results of
building performance assessment in a wide range of situations.
*Practical advice on assessing and monitoring building
performance.
*Illustrated with practical case studies.
*Written by a unparalleled team of international experts.
This book deals with the problems that are created when employers
try to decrease the size of individual offices and workstations in
order to increase work efficiency. Employees, who often regard
their workspace as a "home from home," a retreat and a space that
symbolizes their status and marks their territory feel threatened
by this attempt to shrink "their" room.
Jacqueline Vischer summarizes significant research findings on
office-space design and behavior from fields such as environmental
psychology, architecture and interior design, employing terms that
are accessible and interesting to practicing designers as well as
business managers. Examples and case studies illustrate how space
is a corporate resource, and how companies can improve their design
decisions.
The book also examines the practical aspects of planning workspace
for users. Worker productivity and stress levels are affected by
lighting, ventilation, temperature, noise, and furniture layout.
This book takes a new approach by showing how the technical aspects
of human comfort in terms of building systems does not always tally
with users' perceptions and behavior. By understanding more about
how these factors affect work performance, corporate managers and
design professionals can plan, design and manage the layout of the
work environment more effectively.
This book deals with the problems that are created when employers
try to decrease the size of individual offices and workstations in
order to increase work efficiency. Employees, who often regard
their workspace as a "home from home," a retreat and a space that
symbolizes their status and marks their territory feel threatened
by this attempt to shrink "their" room.
Jacqueline Vischer summarizes significant research findings on
office-space design and behavior from fields such as environmental
psychology, architecture and interior design, employing terms that
are accessible and interesting to practicing designers as well as
business managers. Examples and case studies illustrate how space
is a corporate resource, and how companies can improve their design
decisions.
The book also examines the practical aspects of planning workspace
for users. Worker productivity and stress levels are affected by
lighting, ventilation, temperature, noise, and furniture layout.
This book takes a new approach by showing how the technical aspects
of human comfort in terms of building systems does not always tally
with users' perceptions and behavior. By understanding more about
how these factors affect work performance, corporate managers and
design professionals can plan, design and manage the layout of the
work environment more effectively.
Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture, first
published in 1991, intends to demonstrate that interest in social
issues is alive and well in architecture, that there is a small but
effective cadre of dedicated professionals who continue to commit
themselves to solving social problems, and that architecture is
being applied to the alleviation of the social ills of our time.
The editors and contributors in this book have all grappled with
their own definitions of design innovation, and express in
practical and useful ways their ideas for contributing to a better
and less needy world through the architecture they describe. This
book will be of interest to students of architecture.
The building performance evaluation (BPE) framework emphasizes an
evaluative stance throughout the six phases of the building
delivery and life cycle: (1) strategic planning/needs analysis; (2)
program review; (3) design review; (4) post-construction
evaluation/review; (5) post-occupancy evaluation; and, (6)
facilities management review/adaptive reuse. The lessons learned
from positive and negative building performance are fed into future
building delivery cycles. The case studies illustrate how this
basic methodology has been adapted to a range of cultural contexts,
and indicates the positive results of building performance
assessment in a wide range of situations.
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